I am as free as Nature first made man, ere the base laws of servitude began. John Dryden (1631 – 1700)
John Dryden Quote – “Errors, like straws, upon the surface flow…”
Errors, like straws, upon the surface flow; he who would search for pearls must dive below. John Dryden (1631 – 1700)
Rene Descartes Quote – “To be possessed of an energetic mind…”
To be possessed of an energetic mind is not enough; the first requirement is to use it correctly. Rene Descartes (1596 – 1650)
Meister Eckhart Quote – “Why do you look without…?”
Why do you look without for that which is within you? Meister Eckhart (circa 1260 – 1328)
Walter Scott Quote – “Oh what a tangled web we weave…”
Oh what a tangled web we weave, When first we practise to deceive! Walter Scott (1771 – 1832)
New Testament Quote – “The light of the body is the eye…”
The light of the body is the eye; if therefore thine eye be single, thy whole body shall be full of light. New Testament
Buddha Quote – “Watchfulness is the path of immortality
Watchfulness is the path of immortality; unwatchfulness is the path of death. Those who are watchful never die; those who do not watch are already as dead. Buddha (circa 560 – 483 B.C.E.)
Henri J. M. Nouwen Quote – “The great challenge is living your wounds…”
The great challenge is living your wounds through instead of thinking them through. It is better to cry than to worry, better to feel your wounds deeply than to try to understand them, better to let them enter into your silence than to talk about them. The choice you face constantly is whether you are taking your hurts to your […]
Ralph Waldo Emerson Quote – “Society everywhere is in conspiracy…”
Society everywhere is in conspiracy against the manhood of every one of its members… Self-reliance is its aversion. Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803 – 1882)
Epictetus Quote – “Have you again forgotten?…”
Have you again forgotten? Don’t you know that a good man does nothing for the sake of appearances, only for the sake of what is right? Epictetus (55 – 135 A.D.)
